Polypoetes approximans

Polypoetes approximans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Notodontidae
Genus:Polypoetes
Species: P. approximans
Binomial name
Polypoetes approximans
(Warren, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Tithraustes approximans Warren, 1901

Polypoetes approximans is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found from Panama north to Costa Rica.

The larvae feed on Pachira aquatica. They show prominent blackish dorsal spots.

References

  • Miller, J.S. 2009: Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 321: 1-674.



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